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Mark 12:33-35
New International Version
Mark 12:33-35
New International Version
33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(A)
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(B) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(C)
Whose Son Is the Messiah?(D)(E)
35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts,(F) he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?(G)
Mark 12:33-35
King James Version
Mark 12:33-35
King James Version
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
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Mark 12:33-35
New American Standard Bible
Mark 12:33-35
New American Standard Bible
33 (A)and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, (B)is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” (C)And then, no one dared any longer to question Him.
35 (D)And Jesus responded and began saying, as He (E)taught in the temple area, “How is it that the scribes say that the [a]Christ is the (F)son of David?
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- Mark 12:35 I.e., Messiah
Mark 12:33-35
New King James Version
Mark 12:33-35
New King James Version
33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, [a]with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, (A)is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
(B)But after that no one dared question Him.
Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?(C)
35 (D)Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
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- Mark 12:33 NU omits with all the soul
Mark 12:33-35
English Standard Version
Mark 12:33-35
English Standard Version
33 And to love him with all the heart and with all (A)the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, (B)is much more than all (C)whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” (D)And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Whose Son Is the Christ?
35 (E)And as (F)Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that (G)the Christ is the son of David?
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